Georges St-Pierre Interview

Georges St-Pierre On The Fight Of His Life

On the comments made by Thiago Alves in an AskMen.com interview about knocking him out and the fight not going five rounds

We'll see about that. I hope he's ready to go five rounds because it's going to be a long night for him. It's normal that he would say something like that because he's fighting for a title and it's normal that he sees himself winning. When going into a fight I always expect the worst-case scenario, so I am expecting this fight to go five rounds.

On Thiago Alves being the biggest challenge of his career

Yes, he is, there is no doubt about it. He doesn't talk as much trash as BJ Penn, he's a gentleman, he doesn't need to trash talk to win a fight and that's what makes him even more dangerous. There is no doubt that Alves brings a lot of problems to the Octagon: he is very aggressive, he is always attacking, and he has the power to end a fight in a second, but I believe I will be able to solve him.

On Thiago Alves and his wrestling training

It's not just a question of wrestling, it's also how I will fight him standing up. I'm going to fight him in a way that no one has fought him before. A lot of people might be surprised — I have lots of tricks in my bag that no one has seen yet and I've been waiting for this fight to show them.

On his many different training partners

There are so many people helping me from all over the world, Steven Williams from New York is here, Nat Marquardt is coming to help me train. I have a lot of professionals helping me out over here, like David Loiseau, Denis Kang, Tom Murphy, and a bunch of other guys. I have some guys from France helping me and a bunch of amazing wrestlers, boxers, pro boxers. I have been traveling a lot training for this fight, I’ve been to New York, France, Albuquerque, and I’ve just been working really hard getting ready for this fight.

On the subject of drinking Gatorade

I inject it directly into my veins! No, no, I’m just kidding. It’s great for hydrating me, and it’s a lot of sugar so it gives me a lot of energy when I’m training.